US Highway 34

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US Highway 34 road sign

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Map of US Highway 34
Basic data
Overall length:  1122 mi / 1806 km
Opening:  1926
States: Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Starting point:  US 40.svg US 40 at Granby , CO
End point:  Illinois 43.svg IL 43 in Berwyn , IL
Important cities:  Loveland , CO
Greeley , CO
Grand Island , NE
Lincoln , NE
Ottumwa , IA
Burlington , IA
Naperville , IL

The US Highway 34 is a 1806 km long running in east-west direction Highway through the center and the north of the United States .

Its western end point is the confluence with US Highway 40 near Granby in the middle of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado . The east end is at the confluence with Illinois State Route 43 in Berwyn, Illinois in the western suburb of Chicago .

course

The main crossings and junctions

State miles kilometre
Colorado 258 415
Nebraska 382 614
Iowa 272 438
Illinois 211 339
total 1,222 1,806

Colorado

Highway 34 on its way through Rocky Mountain National Park at an altitude of around 3350 m

The route through the Rocky Mountain National Park is also known as Trail Ridge Road , the highest asphalt road in the USA at 3713 m.

Highway 34 initially leads north, where it overcomes the Front Range and thus the highest section with the Milner Pass and the Front River Pass .

In Estes Park opens US Highway 36 one, which has reached its western terminus here. The road now leads straight to the east, parallel to the Big Thompson River and crosses in Loveland to US Highway 287 and east of the city, Interstate 25 . In the neighboring town of Greeley to the east , Highway 34 meets US Highway 85 . On its route through Greeley, Highway 34 splits into a northern and a southern route, which reunite east of the city.

The road now continues in an east-south-easterly direction and joins in Wiggins with the cooperation with the Interstate 76 running US Highway 6 . West of Fort Morgan 34 leaves the highway the common route back to the southeast to the further east Wray to 385 US Highway crossing and after a few kilometers to the east, the border between the states of Colorado and Nebraska to achieve.

Nebraska

Highway 34 is the most important west-east axis in southern Nebraska.

At the small town of Haigler , Highway 34 comes to Nebraska and runs through a number of other small towns to the east. West of Culbertson begins another common route with Highway 6 with a length of 226 km. A few kilometers east crosses in McCook of US Highway 83 , shortly after which flows US Highway 136 and the common path of Highways 6 and 34 now continues to the east. A little later, the road turns northeast and reaches the junction with US Highway 183 in Holdrege . The common course with Highway 6 ends in Hastings. Highway 34 turns north here together with US Highway 281 . Then the street crosses the Platte River .

After junction with Interstate 80 , Highway 34 turns east south of Grand Island and crosses the Platte River again. US Highway 81 crosses north of York . Further east, Highway 34 and Lincoln Airport reach the metropolitan area of ​​the capital of Nebraska. The road now runs through the middle of the city and meets Highway 6 as well as Interstate 80 and the US Highway 77 that runs together with it .

After leaving the city of Lincoln Highway 34 leads straight to the east until he at Union on the US Highway 75 meets and conducts together in a straight line to the north. In just a few kilometers south of Omaha lying Plattsmouth , which takes its name from the nearby mouth of the Platte River in the Missouri River , has the highway turns 34 again to the east, reaching the Missouri River, straddling the border between the states of Nebraska and Iowa is .

Iowa

In Iowa, Highway 34 is the main east-west connection in the south of the state, not far from the Kansas border .

After Iowa, the road passes through the the Missouri about crossing Plattsmouth Bridge between Plattsmouth and Pacific Junction where Interstate 29 is displaced crossed, as well as in Glenwood of U.S. Route 275 . US Highway 59 crosses north of Emerson . The highway passes Viking Lake State Park on its way east and crosses US Highway 71 a few kilometers west of it . In Afton which flows from south US Highway 169 and exits after seven kilometers of common route them back to the north. Interstate 35 crosses on the western edge of Osceola , and there is an intersection with US Highway 69 in the city . US Highway 63 crosses in the city ​​of Ottumwa further east .

In Mount Pleasant , Highway 34 splits into a north and a south route and joins US Highway 218 at the east bypass . The road now turns to the southeast and leads a little later on the northern edge of the site of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant ( Army munitions factory of Iowa ) along. After West Burlington crosses US Highway 61 and the city now runs north of downtown through Burlington on the Mississippi River . This forms the border with Illinois , which is reached via the Great River Bridge .

Most of the route through Iowa is known as the Bluegrass Highway . Parallel to the highway 34, the route passing BNSF Railway over which also the persons express California Zephyr of Amtrak runs.

The official name for Highway 34 in Iowa is the Red Bull Highway , named after the 34th US Infantry Division (Red Bull) .

Illinois

Highway 34 in western Illinois

After the highway from Iowa has reached the state of Illinois, it meets the US Highway 67 in its east-northeastern course at the Monmouth bypass . US Highway 150 crosses Interstate 74 on the northwestern bypass of Galesburg and north of the city .

The road continues to the northeast. West of Princeton , Highway 6 meets Highway 34 again and runs with it on a 25 km long joint route. In the center of the city of Princeton, Highway 34 leaves the joint route again in a northeasterly direction and crosses Interstate 80 again on the northeastern edge of the city.Shortly before the city of Mendota , Highway 34 changes direction again to the east, in the city center the US Highway crosses 52 . East of the city, Highway 34 crosses Interstate 39 and US Highway 51, which runs together with it .

The road now continues in an east-northeast direction and enters the greater Chicago area in Oswego . US Highway 30 crosses behind Oswego . From now on, Highway 34 is named Ogden Avenue until its end , named after William Butler Ogden , the first mayor of Chicago. The Highway 34 guide you through Naperville and crosses in front of Downers Grove to Interstate 355 . Interstate 294 intersects on the western edge of Western Springs . Further east, Highway 34 crosses the US Highways 20 and 45 , which run together , before the eastern end of Highway 34 is reached in Berwyn with the confluence with Illinois State Route 43 .

Before Interstate 55 was completed, Route 66 and Highway 34 ran together through the Chicago area. With the complete dissolution of Route 66, the end point of Highway 34 was moved from the center of Chicago further southwest to its present location.

future

There are plans to build a new bridge from Nebraska to Iowa over the Missouri River. This will be located further north south of Bellevue (Nebraska) at Omaha Airport .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. US Highways ( Memento of the original of May 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.us-highways.com
  2. End of US highway 34. US Ends.com, August 24, 2017, accessed December 27, 2017 .
  3. Google Maps
  4. Illinois Highway Ends: US 34 ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / highwayexplorer.com
  5. US 34 Bellevue (PDF; 107 kB)